• DocumentCode
    2608813
  • Title

    EDFA spectral equalization by using a genetic algorithm

  • Author

    Hao Li ; Bi, Hongbo ; Zhang, Ying ; Wen, Changyun ; Ling, Keck Voon

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore, Singapore
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    10-12 Dec. 2003
  • Firstpage
    638
  • Lastpage
    640
  • Abstract
    In this paper, a gain compensation scheme is proposed to do the EDFA gain equalization using the all-fiber acoustooptical tunable filters. An improved genetic optimization method is applied to search the optimum value for the control parameters of the combined AO interaction stages. It provides a potential spectrum control scheme for the active EDFA gain equalization.
  • Keywords
    acousto-optical filters; equalisers; erbium; genetic algorithms; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre filters; wavelength division multiplexing; EDFA spectral equalization; all-fiber acousto-optical tunable filters; control parameters; gain compensation scheme; genetic algorithm; nonlinear optimization; optical communication; spectrum control scheme; wavelength division multiplexing; Bandwidth; Communication system control; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Genetic algorithms; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical receivers; Optical tuning; Performance gain; Wavelength division multiplexing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electronics Packaging Technology, 2003 5th Conference (EPTC 2003)
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8205-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EPTC.2003.1271596
  • Filename
    1271596